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An Asteroid Won’t Destroy Life on Earth in 2032, but It Will Eventually
It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...
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The Most Bizarre Weather Event in History—And Why It’s Still Being Studied
Weather has always fascinated humanity, from the gentle rustling of leaves in a summer breeze to the terrifying roar of a ...
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‘Gravity tractor’ could be deployed to nudge asteroids away from Earth, says European Space Agency
Hollywood films would have us believe the best way to deal with an Earth-threatening asteroid is to blast it out of orbit. But the European Space Agency (ESA) is looking at a far subtler approach to ...
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Why Did the Meteors at Chelyabinsk and the Tunguska Event Explode?
When asking why objects like the Chelyabinsk Meteor or the meteor in the Tunguska Event explode, we should remember that when either a comet or asteroid hit the Earth’s atmosphere, its moving ...
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The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought
The asteroid Bennu is puzzling scientists, with samples from the space rock showing weirder properties than they expected. These include extremely high nitrogen levels and improbably magnetic ...
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Ex-Cyclone Alfred unearths what curator says is historic ship 'The Comet'
It's believed the ship, uncovered at a popular swimming beach, is the remnants of a paddle steamer The Comet. Curator and manager of the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum, Ron Creber, said the area ...
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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!
PLEASE ALSO ADD YOUR REPORT TO FIREBALLS AOTEAROA: Fireball Aotearoa is a collaboration between scientists at the Universities of Canterbury and Otago, and citizen scientists who operate meteor ...